2 Nov 2012 1:11 pm
Romney released as many years of taxes as the average presidential candidate. Tough s***.How much does the GOP pay you to be an internet shill and liar for them?From PolitiFact.com:Our colleagues at Factcheck.org looked at this and found that since 1980, only two general election candidates have revealed just two years of tax returns. One was Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in 2008 and the other is Mitt Romney (at least so far during this campaign).The high-water mark for disclosure was set by Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan., in the 1996 election. He released 30 years of tax returns. Second place honors go to Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., for providing 20 years worth when he ran in 2004, although he had released 15 of those returns before he launched his presidential bid. (Kerrys wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, had considerable wealth and released only a portion of her 2003 taxes.)After that, there is a tie between Romneys father, George Romney, in 1968 and Bill Clinton in 1992. Both men released 12 years of tax returns. Close on their heels is Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., with 10 when he was Kerrys running mate.Several candidates released anywhere from six to nine years of returns. In 2000, George W. Bush provided nine and Al Gore eight. In the 2008 primary, then Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., delivered seven, a move that was matched by Hillary Clinton about a month later. In 1988, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis released six years of returns.Mathematically speaking, our tally shows the median number of tax returns released to be seven and a half. http://www.politifac...release-10-or-/You do realize that we all have computers and can fact check your ****, right Clem?That's an average of 7 & 1/2.....not 2. Edited by MistyBlue, 02 November 2012 - 01:13 PM.